NEW DELHI: UK foreign secretary David Lammy dialled his counterpart S Jaishankar on Thursday amid the suspense over where Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India from Dhaka on Monday, might be headed. Jaishankar said the two discussed the situation in Bangladesh and West Asia.
MEA didn’t confirm if India discussed Hasina’s asylum with the UK or any other country.In these circumstances, it’s unlikely Hasina will be able to leave Delhi in the next few days, if not longer.
While she is yet to officially apply for asylum, it’s believed she would prefer going to the US or UK. It’s not easy for India though to take a decision, given it can’t possibly expel Hasina, with whom successive Indian govts have had cordial ties, and allowing her an extended stay may rile the new govt. Media in Dhaka reported Wednesday a call by the local Supreme Court Bar Association for her deportation from India.
The UK’s position on Hasina in the past was also vastly different from India’s and that has reflected in the way London has reacted to her fall. Lammy said people of Bangladesh deserve a UN-led probe into the events of the past few weeks. Any such probe is certain to delve into Hasina’s role.
MEA didn’t confirm if India discussed Hasina’s asylum with the UK or any other country.In these circumstances, it’s unlikely Hasina will be able to leave Delhi in the next few days, if not longer.
While she is yet to officially apply for asylum, it’s believed she would prefer going to the US or UK. It’s not easy for India though to take a decision, given it can’t possibly expel Hasina, with whom successive Indian govts have had cordial ties, and allowing her an extended stay may rile the new govt. Media in Dhaka reported Wednesday a call by the local Supreme Court Bar Association for her deportation from India.
The UK’s position on Hasina in the past was also vastly different from India’s and that has reflected in the way London has reacted to her fall. Lammy said people of Bangladesh deserve a UN-led probe into the events of the past few weeks. Any such probe is certain to delve into Hasina’s role.